| 单词 | counterpoint |
| 释义 | counterpoint noun[U] musicspecializeduk/ˈkaʊn.tə.pɔɪnt/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.pɔɪnt/thecombinationof two or more differenttunesplayedat the sametime 对位法Technical music terms
Examplesofcounterpointcounterpoint Because this style ofcounterpointis very difficult, certain liberties are permitted. From theCambridge English Corpus A calmer section brings lithe and lyricalcounterpoint, before the fast-machine music and fanfares resume. From theCambridge English Corpus Composition students studied rigorous forms ofcounterpoint, fugue, and stylistic composition for various instrumental and vocal forms. From theCambridge English Corpus Around it the other voices move in free, vigorouscounterpoint. From theCambridge English Corpus The conductor also offers a focal point, providing a visualcounterpointto the sound. From theCambridge English Corpus For the two- and three-mode cases considered, the early time amplitude growth was identical to its single-mode counterpoints. From theCambridge English Corpus The counterpoints to the mutability of style were the legal constraints designed to curb the fashion impulse, bridling the sartorial ambitions of non-elites. From theCambridge English Corpus This movement alternates between shimmering bell-like chords and brief melodic episodes characterized by imitativecounterpoint. From theCambridge English Corpus It is an interestingcounterpointto hear about one group among whom fellowship is based on the daily struggle of staying sober. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of these observations are in the footnotes, but here also we find an autobiographicalcounterpointthreading the volume. From theCambridge English Corpus English history has always been acounterpointof cosmopolitanism and introversion, both themes being present together. From theCambridge English Corpus Both scholars define their approaches and subject positions as methodological counterpoints to the current crisis in scholarship. From theCambridge English Corpus A slow arching three-note phrase in the clarinet begins at bar 19 and is joined by acounterpointof pizzicato strings. From theCambridge English Corpus In all this, he offers us a provocativecounterpointto other contemporary theories of identity. From theCambridge English Corpus I love the piano for its orchestral quality, of course, for its capacity forcounterpoint, incomparable range of sound possibilities, its inimitable resonance. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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